6 October 2022

Kelly has finished her handiwork

Kelly has put the finishing touches to her placard, which reads, ‘Gambling is not Fun’, but Anita warns that she cannot be there, as she will be working in APD.   

"You can spare ten minutes, Auntie Neet"

“You can spare ten minutes,” Kelly insists, “It’s really important to Jase and me!”

"Jason won't be there, either"

Then Anita advises her that Jason will not be there either.   There is a knock at the door, 

"Yes, I'll be there, Kelly"

and Kelly immediately asks Siôn if he will be there today;  he agrees that he will be, but is there to see Anita.

"If this is about Bethania . . ."

“If this is about Bethania,” she snarls, but he assures her that it is not;  he saw that she is selling her house 

"I hope you'll sell to a local family"

and hopes that she will go out of her way to sell to a local family.

“We don’t need a holiday home in the middle of the village,” he stresses, 

"We have a holiday home, remember?"

and she reminds him of the holiday home which the pair of them have.   He is quick to reply, “As you know, the local family renting it love it – and we could have charged an exorbitant rent, 

"There are more important things than money"

“but we decided there were more important things than money.”

"So why won't you let me use that book voucher?"

“If so, Siôn, why won’t you let me use that book voucher?” she asks, 

"Griffiths knows the answer to that"

and as Kelly smiles, he maintains that Griffiths knows the answer to that.   He stresses that his conscience is clear, and hopes that she will feel similarly after selling the house.   

"I think I know the perfect person to buy it"

He thinks that he knows the perfect person who would like to buy it.

Anita wonders who that is

Both Kelly and Auntie Anita wonder who this person is, as he leaves the house.

"I wasn't expecting you until tonight"

Ffion is at home for lunch, collecting a file for school, when Jinx  comes in, carrying two bags.   “I wasn’t expecting to see you until tonight,” he says, “You’ve spoiled the surprise now.   Arwen’s staying with Siôn tonight – and I’m cooking your favourite, 

"Red Thai Curry"

“Red Thai Curry with basa and black rice.”

"What have I done to deserve that?"

“That sounds lovely – what have I done to deserve it?” Ffion wonders;  he replies that they can have a nice evening and can catch up.   She is looking forward to it as she returns to school.

Dani is in a hurry

In the Deri flat, Dani is in rather a rush, 

"You look stunning"

and Dylan says that she looks stunning;  “I’m meeting with the tutor and I want to make an impression,” she tells him, “I’m really nervous – Jinx is looking after the eldest children after school – Gabriel is sleeping, but he will be awake soon, 

"Can you take him to the park?"

“so can you take him to the park?”   She dashes out of the door and Dylan smiles.

"Jason left the receipts in the van"

As Tyler moves a galvanised watering can outside APD, Anita arrives, and he thought she was working from home today, but Jason has forgotten all of the receipts which were left in the van.   

"I drank too much last night"

Then Mark comes along, and Tyler is not surprised that he is tired this morning;  “You were in and out of the toilet all night.”   Mark explains that he drank too much, 

The sound of running water . . . 

and as Tyler is wringing out his chamois leather to clean the windows, 

. . . is too much for Mark . . .

he admits that he does not feel too special this morning either.

. . . and he hastens round the corner

He hurries round the corner 

Anita is retrieving the receipts

and when Anita comes out of APD to where the van is parked in order to retrieve the receipts, she hears a trickling sound;  

"What are you doing, Mark?"

she is angry to see that Mark is relieving himself against the wall.

"You can't do it there!"

“You can’t do that there – it’s disgusting!” she shouts, 

"Sorry – I was bursting!"

and he apologises profusely that he was bursting, before hurriedly continuing on his post round.

Ffion is in her office

Ffion is sitting at her office desk at school when Cai comes in with some bad news;  

A report has to be finished by tomorrow

“We need to finish the standards report by tomorrow – I got the dates wrong.”   Ffion cannot do that tonight, as she has plans;  “Better then being stuck in an office with me?” he enquires.

"Jinx is making me a curry"

She agrees that it is better;  “Jinx is making a curry,” 

"You ought to thank me for saving you from that!"

and Cai maintains that she ought to thank him for saving her from that.   He suggests that she can phone for a takeaway, 

"The sooner we start, the sooner we can go home"

but she insists, “Come on, the sooner we start, the sooner we can go home!”

"I haven't heard a peep out of them"

Jinx is hard at work at Cysgod y Glyn when Dani hurries in after her appointment;  “I haven’t heard a peep since I gave them a film and bag of popcorn,” he says.

"The tutor is lovely"

Dani is enthusiastic about the way the meeting went;  “The tutor is lovely – the people on the course are lovely – but I was just too nervous.”   

"It does us good to do things that scare us"

Jinx advises that sometimes it does us good to do things that scare us.   Dani hopes that she will make some friends there, and asks what he is doing, 

"Is it a date?"

and whether he has a date.

“Perhaps,” he replies. “Well, I hope so.”   Dani is intrigued, but he will not reveal who it is.   

This throws a spanner in the works

At that moment he receives a text message from Ffion, informing him that she has to work late, which he finds very disappointing.

"Can you look after Arwen for an hour?"

He asks if Dani will look after Arwen for an hour until Siôn picks her up, and she agrees, if he will tell her who the mystery person is, then reveals that she is joking.   She will continue there with her studies.

Dylan is baby-walking again . . .

Dylan again comes out of the Deri, pushing the pram;  he takes a photo of Gabriel, 

. . . and takes a photo to prove it

remarking, “We have to prove to Mam that we’ve been out.”   Megan comes out of her shop nearby and says that she is glad she has bumped into him.

"I was sorry to hear about Jaclyn"

“I want to offer my condolences – I was very sorry to hear about Jaclyn,” then she looks at the baby; 

"He reminds me of Gareth Wyn"

“Hasn’t he grown?   He reminds me of Gareth Wyn – he’s lovely – 

"Look after him – and yourself, of course"

“look after him – and yourself as well, of course.”

"I don't deserve anything from you, Megan"

Dylan is very aware that he does not deserve anything from Megan, and he walks away.

Rhys thinks he has secured a sale

Rhys is sitting on the sofa in number 10, studying his phone and looking rather smug when Siôn and Iolo come downstairs;  “That front room would be perfect for Greta,” says Siôn.

"There has been a lot of interest"

Rhys encourages them, “It’s a great family home in size and location – I don’t think it will be on the market long – there has been a lot of interest.”   

"Would that be local interest?"

Siôn queries whether this interest is from local people, but Rhys cannot reveal that.   What he will say is, “Cwmderi’s a popular place to come on holiday.”

Iolo says that the house is great;  “But what isn’t great is the price.”   

"Any chance of lowering it a bit?"

His father wonders whether there is any chance of lowering it a bit, and Rhys knows that Anita would like to sell it to a local.

“But I’m not sure what if she would give her ex a discount,” he chuckles.   

"I'm buying – not you, Dad!"

Iolo protests that he is buying, not his father.   Now Rhys has received a message, summoning him to a meeting.   “I’ll leave you to talk it over – Bring the keys back later.”   

"Perhaps we'll have an offer"

Siôn will probably have more questions by then;  “Perhaps we’ll have an offer.”

"We?   I'm buying this place!"

“We?” demands Iolo, “I’m buying this place – I’m not even sure if I’ll get a mortgage.”   His father is sure that he can help with that, but Iolo is adamant, “Don’t take over!   If I’m going to do this, I’ll do it by myself.”   Siôn is very anxious that he does not lose it.

"Or p[eople who want it as a second home to lose out?"

“Me lose it?   Or people who want it as a second home to lose out?” Iolo demands.   

His father points out that there is nothing wrong with killing two birds with one stone 

"You must talk to Anita"

and urges him to talk to Anita – he would be stupid not to do so.

They discuss the situation 

As they sit together in the office, Cai suggests that he could put the growth graph there as evidence, but Ffion points out that they would need the statistics table as well.   “I’ve already done that!” he boasts, “Say it – that you’re impressed.”

She is not impressed at all, but angry that she is still in the office;  he continues, “You know I like it when you’re angry.”   

"I'm your boss, remember"

She warns him not to talk to her like that as she is his boss, and that he did not say that after all that trouble with Arwen.

"I may have overreacted . . ."

He admits that perhaps he overreacted, and she gasps, “Are you apologising?”   

". . . but I could 'make it up' to you"

He argues that he could ‘make it up’ to her, and as they look into each other’s eyes, 

Ffion, you should have more sense!

it is obvious what is going to happen next – a kiss.

Jinx walks in at that moment

However, at that very opportune moment Jinx arrives with a basket;  “Seeing that you have to be here late . . .”   There he stops, 

They were caught in the act

as Ffion is looking rather sheepish.

"I thought you were working"

“Sorry, I thought you were working!” he continues, 

"That's what I'm doing"

as Ffion maintains that is what she is doing.   “I’ve brought you something to eat,” he says, rather deflated.

“What’s in the basket?   It smells terrible!” says Cai;  Ffion tells him to go and finish the report somewhere else, 

"I'd stick to a jar next time"

and on his way out of the room, Cai advises Jinx, “If I were you, I’d stick to a jar next time.”

"How many times, Ffion?"

“How many more times does he have to prove to you that he’s a dog?” Jinx demands, 

"It's to me what I do and who I do it with"

but Ffion argues that it is up to her what she does and who she does it with.   

"You're right – enjoy yourself"

“You’re right – enjoy yourself,” he says and is about to walk out of the office.

"Why are you here, Jinx?"

She wants to know why he is there, and he says that he wanted to talk to her;  

"I wanted to tell you . . ."

“I wanted to tell you . . .” but then changes his mind.   “Everything’s champion – see you later.”   Ffion appears rather puzzled by this.

The grand opening is approaching . . .

Outside the former garage, preparations are in hand for the grand opening of Sioned’s new venture;  a curtain has been erected over the office door.   

. . . and the protestors have gathered

“Oh, the big protest has arrived,” laughs Sioned, and Kelly promises is that more are on the way.   Sioned is pleased to see her mother there, and offers her some bubbles.

"Let them wait a little longer"

DJ asks if Sioned is ready;  “Not quite – let them wait a little longer,” she replies.

"He did what?"

At Bryntirion, Anita has told Griffiths about the incident behind APD, and he too is disgusted, describing Mark as a “Dirty swine!”   

"I had a bit of a shock"

Anita says that she just had a bit of a shock, and he cannot think of anything worse;  she reports that Mark ran away before he had a chance to say anything.

Mark arrives in apologetic mood

There is a knock at the door and Anita finds that it is Mark, with a bunch of flowers;  

"Here he is – the Cwmderi Flasher!"

Griffiths remarks, “Here he is – the Cwmderi Flasher!”

"I couldn't help it"

Mark makes an abject apology, “But I couldn’t help it.”   Griffiths proudly boasts that he has managed to stop himself peeing in public since he was in nappies.   Mark points out that he has a water infection, but Anita is inclined to believe that he drank too much.

“I know what I did was wrong,” he pleads, 

"Save your excuses for your boss"

but Griffiths is determined to take the matter higher and will make an official complaint;  

"And take those weeds with you!"

he orders Mark to leave and to take those ‘weeds’ with him, before he changes his mind and goes to the police as well.   He threatens that it is all on CCTV.

"You were a bit hard on him Ieuan"

Anita considers that Ieuan was a bit hard on him, 

"No-one treats my princess like that!"

but he growls, “No-one treats my princess like that!”

"We could barricade the door"

Outside the garage, Kelly suggests that they could barricade the door, but Rhys wants to see what it is first.   

"We have to get back to work, Sioned"

Eileen is anxious to get back to work, so Sioned makes her opening speech.   

"Thanks for being here today"

“Thanks for being here today – I know there’s been a lot of talk about what I’ve been doing here.   

"The Dairy shop is now open!"

“So, it’s a huge pleasure to announce that ‘Y Llaethdy’ [The Dairy] shop is open!

“It’s a modern shop that will sell milk, meat, pies, ready meals from a vending machine – you just have to turn up and choose, pay on your card and go.   No boring small talk.”

"People love my small talk"

Colin maintains that people love his small talk, 

"The last thing people want is more machines"

and Eileen forcibly points out, “The last thing people want is more machines!”   They walk away, despite Sioned’s suggestion that they could see inside;  “Like I said, some of us have work to do!” Eileen snarls.   

"But you should have told Jason and me"

Rhys thinks that it is a good idea, and Kelly grudgingly agrees;  “But you should have told Jason and me, instead of making us look like idiots!”   

"Where's the fun in that?"

Sioned wonders where is the fun in that.

"Put a sock in it, Siôn – it's a farm shop!"

Siôn arrives rather late with his placard, and is told by Kelly, “Put a sock in it, Siôn – it’s a farm shop!” and leaves him holding her placard as well.

"Sorry to disturb you, Dylan"

Dylan is preparing the vegetables when Megan arrives in the Deri flat;  she is sorry to disturb him.   

"I know I can't do anything to help in your grief"

“I know I can’t do anything to help you in your grief, unfortunately.   I also know through experience that only time can help.   

She has brought some lavender

“I brought you some lavender – I find that it helps when I can’t sleep.”   

Dylan is rather touched

He is rather touched by this, and she encourages him that things will get better as she leaves.

"What came over you, Mark?"

At number 7, Colin is outraged at hearing about the incident behind APD;  “What came over you, Mark?”   

"I couldn't have made it home"

He explains that he could not have made it home and it was bursting, and Tyler mentions that he has been getting up a lot in the night.   Mark is convinced that there is nothing wrong with him – just drank too much last night.

Tyler is now off to town to meet a couple of the boys, and is asked not to make too much noise when he comes home;  

"I hope I won't be coming home"

“I hope I won’t be coming home,” he replies.

"You really ought to see a doctor, Mark"

Colin recommends that Mark should see a doctor, as it is probably nothing, but he should be sure.   

Mark is even more worried now

It is obvious that Mark is very worried about this.

Eileen sits down on the sofa in Penrhewl with a cup of tea;  

"Sioned asked me to bring this over"

DJ comes in with a small box.   “Sioned asked me to bring this over,” he says, “One of today’s cakes for Huwi.”   She says that he can have it in the morning.

She is by no means happy about the situation;  

"Sioned wanted to keep it a surprise"

“You could have told me about the shop,” and he replies that Sioned and he wanted to keep it as a surprise.   “Oh, you call stealing my customers a surprise, do you?” she snarls.

He is sure that it will not affect her business;  

"How about the shop around the corner?"

“We don’t sell the same produce as Cae Glas.”   She reminds him of her shop around the corner, and he says that it was too good an idea to pass up.   

"Her mind won't be on the business for long . . ."

“If it’s any comfort to you, I don’t think Sioned’s mind will be on the business for long – she’s got plans for us.”

" . . .she wants to start trying for a baby"

Eileen imagines another business, and he answers, “No – a baby – well, she wants us to start trying, anyway.”   This comes as somewhat of a surprise to Eileen, 

"Do you want to start trying?"

and she asks him if he wants to start trying.

"I want whatever makes Sioned happy"

“I want whatever makes Sioned happy,” he smiles as he leaves the farmhouse.

Mark cautiously opens the laptop . . .

Mark is trying to summon up the courage to open the laptop, 

. . . types his question . . .

and enters on the Chwilota search engine, ‘Does having one kidney affect your urine?’ 

. . . but then chickens out

but instead of pressing the ‘enter’ key, he closes the laptop again.

Dylan has a night-time drink of water

It is late when Dylan comes into the kitchen for a drink of water;  

He notices another Post-it note . . .

he fills the glass and then notices a Post-it note stuck on the wall.   

. . . and snatches it down

It reads, ‘Welcome back’, and he snatches it down, looking very troubled.

Ffion is similarly out of bed

Ffion gets up during the night, also to get herself a drink, 

Jinx comes in

and is startled by Jinx coming in; 

"You're not still angry with me?"

“You’re not still angry with me for missing dinner?” she asks.

He is about to confess his real feelings . . .

“Look, about earlier, Ffion, I . . .” he begins, 

. . . when Cai summons Ffion back to bed

but is stopped in his tracks when he hears Cai’s voice from the bedroom, urging her to come back to bed.   

"Go on – finish what you were saying"

She wants Jinx to finish what he was saying, 

"Why him, of all people?"

and he demands, “Why him, of all people?”

“Why not him?” she answers, and as she returns to the bedroom, 

"You deserve so much better, Ffion"

Jinx maintains that she deserves so much better.   

She turns and looks at him

She turns to look at him, then continues on her way.